Joseph's Coat week 18 round up ...

Long time no Joseph's Coat post!!!! Sorry guys things have hotted up here which has made it a little difficult to keep up with blogging ... I hope that you can all stick with me throughout this quilt along even when my life & business get the better of me!

What should we have finished by now???

We should have a total of 21 blocks finished & have pieced together rows 1 & 2 ... mind you I have been VERY conservative here and I am still WAY behind!!!! I have managed to piece my first two rows and I have sewn down 2 more blocks and I have another 5 waiting patiently in my sewing bag!!!

I'm sure that I'm not the only one having trouble getting into the next stage of the quilt!

The plan from here is to continue completing blocks until we have made a total of 35 blocks. We will then piece together rows 3, 4 & 5 ... let's aim for week 30 to be at the stage of piecing these rows together (first week in June) ... I have drawn this out a little because of the Spring Quilt Market.

So guys what are you up to? I think it would be good to hear where everyone is positioned to help us all feel a little bit better!!!! Marielle actually suggested quite some time ago that it would be nice to do a mass progress post ... I love this idea! If you would like to join in all you will need to do is write a post about your journey so far, for example;

• how much have you completed so far
• where / when are you finding the time to work on the project
• you may also like to let us know some of your tricks, tips & hints
• how you went about choosing your fabrics etc
• what your plans are for the quilt ... who you are making it for etc

Once your post is written don't forget to add the link to the Mr Linky thingy below so that we can all come visit you! Please make sure you link to the specific post and not to your main page.I will draw one link randomly at 12MN on the 22nd of March Australian EST and I will send that person a roll of Floriani Stitch & Wash just for joining in!

Next up ... the incentive winners from the last round up ... oh so long ago!!!

The first prize goes to the first person to post a photo of their first 2 completed rows ... and that prize went to Flossyblossy! Yay!!!!!

There were also three others that have managed to get these rows together that deserve an honorable mention!!! First up is Anamaria Cortes... very pretty in blues!

Applique Addict ... who has probably already finished the next 21 blocks required for the next 3 rows!!!

& SandyN well done Sandy you snuck up from behind at a great pace!!! Well done!

Seeing there was only 4 of you in total who managed to make it to this stage I will send you each one of the cushion patterns ... Wish you were here ....

There must be more of you!!!! Where are your photos guys????

This photo wins the prize for my favorite project ... it belongs to Bronwyn from Whipitgood... Bronwyn has posted two photos and it is the combination of the two that caught my eye ...absolutely beautiful!

Finally the random photo goes to .... Juliann1955 who posted photo 122 onto the Flickr group page.

Well done guys! Please email me your snail mail details so that I can send out your patterns.

Fabric alert ... the amount of fabric that was estimated for the petal shapes has been underestimated ... you will actually need another 1.5m of scraps to make your blocks into the quilt that was originally planned. If you are using scraps then this shouldn't cause you any problems ... however if you aren't using scraps then you will want to top up your fabric as soon as possible. Remember that you need to be frugal with your fabric use ... if you aren't being frugal or if you are fussy cutting your fabrics you will need to take this into account.

An Alternativeyou may like to consider making your quilt 6 rows x 6 1/2 blocks ... you could then use a border as deep as the 7th row would have made the quilt. An applique freeze in these borders would then make this a pretty special quilt. I mentioned a couple of moths ago that I plan to make another of these quilts ... by machine next time!!! The centre of this quilt will be smaller, I will frame this centre panel with borders decorated with applique. I will include these details in this series of tutorials, if you are interested ... but I wont have time to start this until I return from Spring Market in June.

In my last post I showed you all this quilt ...

... this amazing quilt belongs to Jenny. It is an antique that she bought several years ago while visiting the US. I wish you could see this quilt it is absolutely fantastic ... and you know what, hardly any of the points actually meet!!! I thought that this might do the hearts of those of you who have been having some problems, some good!!!! Jenny has another two of these in her collection ...she has a Joseph's Coat habit!

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 Just a reminder to those of you who may be interested ....

Joseph's Coat Catch Up / Get a Move on Class

Patchwork House

Tuesday 23rd of March 10am - 3pm

We will cover making petals, blocks & rows. A copy of the block overlay will be included in the class.

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OK ... keep stitching! Keep knocking out those blocks and I will meet you all back here on the 23rd of March for the round up of the Joseph's Coat Progress Posts!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Kellie

Comments

[Thimbleanna]

Gosh Kellie -- they're all so beautiful! I really can't decide which color combo I like best, but I really LOVE that antique one!!!

[Jenny]

Wow, wow, wow! These are looking amazing!

[Lisa]

Wow exactly! Each one posted is beautiful. I am getting the bug to start my own Joseph's Coat. I just found the blog about a month ago. Kellie's tutorial must be perfect since all of the pictures show awesome work. As I have said so many times recently, the quilts coming out of Australia are so cool, I love all the white fabric! Greetings from Texas, Lisa

[Lynn T]

Everyone's blocks are just beautiful! I am at a standstill with mine as I have been sick. That antique Joseph's coat is beautiful and makes me want to continue with mine!

Anyway, I always look forward to reading your posts and look forward the a dvd free motion tutorial pleeeeeaaaaasee!!!!!

[Mariëlle]

I am leaving on a quilt retreat in 5 minutes, so I will have my rows finished when I get home on sunday. And will make a post on monday. Sadly the links 1, 2 and 4 are not working, something went wrong there.

[SandyN]

Kellie,

Thanks again for all of your hard work. I just LOVE the antique quilt. It is nice to hear that it isn't perfect....

Sandy N

[Jessica]

I can't believe only 2 of us have linked yet! I'm looking forward to meeting you in Qld next weekend!
See you soon, Jessica

[Annie Wynen]

Beautiful work and busy fingers

[Edna]

I've left a link to my update post. I wonder if the other participants didn't read down far enough in the post to see Mr. Linky???

[Holly - Two Cheese Please]

Hi Kellie,

Wow you've been busy! I just love this quilt - I wish I had the time to sew along! Applique is one of my favourite things ever - especially needle turn. It seems the more tedious and meticulous the craft, the more I love it!

Just writing to say I recently bought your Lily Pily quilt pattern and used it for a mini quilt for DQS8. You make the best patterns - thank you! My finished mini is here if you would like to see how it turned out: http://twocheeseplease.livejournal.com/86231.html

Holly xxox

[Judy Evans]

Finally finished sewing the first two rows together and worked out how to join mr linky. I have also been admiring the other Jacobs quilts and I am glad that I joined this quilt along.

[flossyblossy]

Yay...i won a prize!!!
I'm making slow but steady progress on the blocks and i have enough for another 3 rows. I will post about it but currently have an auction going on so will update at the weekend and add my info to Mr Linky.

[Lisa]

Love the progress shots - wow some people have been really busy. Love all the different colour combinations/fabrics used. My hands have been playing up so I have had to cut back on the hand stitching for a while. However I have used my orphan blocks as part of a quilt backing which has worked really well.

[Danielle]

Hi Kellie, loved seeing all the other colour combinations - great to see them growing on Flickr too! I have done the Mr Linky thingy to my blog.

Danielle x

[Brianna]

Hi Kellie,
Have done the Mr Linky thing but still having trouble getting on to Flickr, will add my photos once I can log on again. Thank you so much for the class yesterday, I had a fantastic time.

[meggie]

Wow Kellie, I bet you wish you were twins so you could get even more done! You are a dynamo, and your talent is matched only by your energy. I love seeing you getting the recognition you deserve.

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[Mary on Lake Pulaski]

Great work all of you busy bees! I must have missed this post when I was in Florida (oh the downfalls of travel). So I just added my link today!

[Hayley]

Oh Kellie I am trying so hard to finish my UFO's, maybe if I start the Joseph Coat, its classed as a UFO! Again love your work and cant wait till I can come to a class

[Dawn]

I am still ironing melons Kellie... I will catch up I will I will...he he...I visited all the others on the mr linky and its so great to see what they have done... very inspiring...and to see all the progress reports since mr linky came on the scene... he is a great encourager... Great idea for the Link... keeps us moving... he he... Thanks again for the pattern...
Hugs Dawn x x x

[Linda Luggen]

I have just found this blog through a friend. I know most are almost finished with Joseph's Coat and I love it. I want to do it, but can't seem to find a pattern. Since I have never followed a blog before, did you have the pattern in the beginning and will I be able to continue to look back at the directions for quite a while? Thanks.

[Kris Hopper]

I had a question about Alphabet Soup - It look as though in the picture you did the quiting before you layed down the appliqué - is that correct? If so, how did you then do the appliqué??? Thanks!

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